XMage LauncherThe easiest way to install and play XMage is to use the XMage Launcher.The only thing you need before is a working java (see point 1 in the following steps).Download it from here: LauncherIt installs its own Java and XMage and can start XMage server and/or client and updates xmage and java if updates are provided. This replaces the points 2-3 of the 5 easy steps.

The launcher creates some config/settings files in the directory the launcher.jar is located and creates also two subdirectories. One for java and one for xmage.So best way to use the launcher is to create a new subdirectory (e.g. named xmage) and move/save the downloaded launcher jar file to this directory.Then execute the launcher jar to install xmage and the xmage specific java.All files will then be located in the directory you moved the launcher jar file to.

1) Check the preconditionsXMage is written in Java. So it can be used on different systems like Windows, Linux or Mac OS. To run XMage or even the xmage Launcher on these systems it needs a Java Runtime Environment that you have to download and install, if it’s not already installed on your system.On this website you can check, if you can run java applications on your system (that means java is already installed on your system).http://www.java.com/verify/If it’s not installed you can download it from here for different systems:http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jspUse at least a 1.7.x version (versions previous to 1.7 are no longer supported from XMage).

2) Download and install XMageDownload the newest version of XMage here:http://XMage.de/If you want to play online using the public server, download the newest "dev" version of XMage (if one is offered), because this is the one that's installed on the public server.You unpack the downloaded zip file to the location you like. There is no special install routine needed for MAGE, because it runs directly from the folder you unpacked it to.

3) Starting XMageMAGE consists of a server and a client component. If you only like to play with other people on a public server, you only need the client component of XMage.You only need to use the server component of XMage, if you like to operate your own XMage server. That can be useful if you want to play with others in a closed environment (local network) or you want to use features of XMage that are normally limited or deactivated on public servers (like playing against the AI opponent of XMage).

In the XMage folder you unpacked are two subfolder named “mage-client” and “mage-server”. In this folders are beside the applications itself the scripts to start the XMage client or XMage server. Depending on your operating system you can use:

Windows XP/Vista or older Windows systems../mage-client/startClient.bat - starts the client only../mage-server/startServer.bat - starts the server only../startMage.bat - starts both server and clientWindows 7 or newer../mage-client/startClientWin7.bat - starts the client only../mage-server/startServerWin7.bat - starts the server only../startMageWin7.bat - starts both server and clientLinux../mage-client/startClient.sh - starts the client only../mage-server/startServer.sh - starts the server only../startMage.sh - starts both server and clientDue to creating and repacking the zip files on windows you have to perform a chmod 755 *.sh command to make the shell files executable.

Mac../mage-client/startClient.command - starts the client only../mage-server/startServer.command - starts the server onlyDue to creating and repacking the zip files on windows you have to go in the terminal and perform a command called chmod +x startServer.command and chmod +x startClient.command to give the terminal access to the command files.See also here

A good practice to handle this is to create a shortcut of the script you use regularly and copy the shortcut to your desktop to have an easy way to start XMage.

4) Getting image resourcesIf you start the client for the first time it’s useful to download some resources from the internet to make the use of XMage more enjoyable.a) Download images for the symbols of mana, actions (like tap) and extensions. To do this you use the menu “Symbols” on the top right menu area of the client.

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You confirm to download and see a result dialog, if the download was successful.

b) Download the card images from the wizards or cardinfo site.You have to use the menu “Images” on the top right menu of the client.

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It will open a small dialog, where you can select the site from where you download. To download all the pictures can need some time.

5) Connecting to a XMage serverUse “Connect” from the client menu.

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In the opened connect dialog choose the appropriate server from the list of public server you see if you use the “Find...” button. It will fill out the server name and port number of the selected server. Enter the username you want to use on the server and push the “Connect” button to connect to the server. If you’re successful connected to the server, use the menu “game”, to enter the main lobby of the server and showing a list of all opened tables of matches and/or tournaments currently running or waiting for players to start. On the right side you also see a list of players currently connected to the server.

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If a match or tournament needs more players, you see a button in the action column “Join” on the right side of the table line. Push this button to join the match.Depending on the format of the table you have to select a deck to use, that has to be suitable for the format that was set to the table.

Alternatively you can open a table for a match or a tournament by yourself with the buttons on the top left side, so that others can join your table.

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There are a lot of sample decks included in the client if you like to start to play constructed formats immediately without building a deck.Navigate with the file open dialog to:..\mage-client\release\sample-decks\

I can't select AI player as opponentYou're probably connected to a server that has the AI player type deactivated. Because the AI player needs a lot of CPU resources it's mostly not available on public servers. Start your own local XMage server and connect to it, to play with AI players.

Do I have to download all card images again after an update of XMage?No, you don't need to download the images again if you do the following:Switch off this option in the XMage Preferences "XMage->Preferences->Images->Card images->Use default location to save images" and select a directory where XMage can save the donloaded images to. As default is used .../mage-client/plugins/images/. Change this default to a directory outside your XMage folder. If you already have downloaded the images before, move or copy the images from the default directory to the new one you set in the preferences. Restart the XMage client and from now on it will use and save the images from this new directory.If you after that download a new version, it will automatically use the settings from the previous XMage version and use the images from this directory outside the XMage folder. So no more hassle with images after a XMage update.

No one on server(s) at all? What am I doing wrong?Maybe you're connected to your local server. If on the top right you see [yourName]@localhost, you're connected to your local server. Use the [Find] button on the connect dialog, to select the public server. On the other hand there are times the server is not so much crowded. But then you should at least see the history of matches not beeing empty to be sure to be connected to the public server.

If that command does not work for you don’t worry, it just means you don’t have the JDK or JRE installed either. We’ll be installing that soon though.If the result is java version “1.7.0_67” or java version "1.8.0_20" or higher than you are good.By default OS X Mavericks ships with java version “1.6.x_xx” so you will most likely need to upgrade your Java before you can proceed.

Upgrade javaFirst go here to get Java 1.8 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/ ... 33155.htmlFrom that page download and install the file jre-8u20-macosx-x64.dmgWe are also going to sank the JDK as well so now go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/ ... 33151.htmlOn that page download and install the file jdk-8u20-macosx-x64.dmg or a higher version if available.If the java -version command previously didn’t work for you it will now. It will even tell you it’s using the current version. Unfortunately XMage may not still work.We now need to verify and possibly update the symlink.Open Finder and go to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/ directory.You should see a folder called jdk1.8.0_20.jdk.Back in terminal enter the following command

Where it says jdk1.8.0_20.jdk in that command you should enter whatever version you saw in /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/Java should now be ready to go.

Install XMageGo to http://xmage.info and download the current version of XMageAfter it downloads unpack it and you will have a folder like mage-bundle-1 rename it to just XMage and move it to your Applications folder.Back in terminal type in chmod +x (make sure to add a space after the X) AND DON’T HIT ENTER YETBack in Finder navigate to your XMage folder and go to the mage-client subfolder.In there find the file and drag that to your terminal window. Now terminal should have something like:

This can happen if the set or collectors number attribute was set to a wrong value in Xmage at the time you downloaded the image for the card. Probably the wrong attribute is fixed meanwhile but that does not correct the wrong image automatically that is saved on your local storage.

To fix this you have to manually delete the wrong image in your image directory and call the image download job to download the correct image.

By default the images are stored in a subfolder of your XMage client directory.../mage-client/plugins/images/[Setname].zipEvery set has it's own zip file with the images for the set.You navigate to this file and open it and delete the file with the card name that shows the wrong image.After that start the image download of Xmage again.

Deck needs 99 different (singelton) cards (except for basic lands) in the colors of the commander.

Commander must be added as the only card to the sideboard.

Tiny Leaders

Deck needs 49 different (singelton) cards (except for basic lands) in the colors of the leader.

Up to 10 sideboard cards to the sideboard.

Tiny Leader card name must exactly be set to the deck name in the left top area of the deck editor before you save the deck file. The tiny leader is only in the deck name. So you may not add it to the main deck or sideboard.

To create a table you need to select Deck Type: "Variant Magic - Tiny Leader" and Game Type "Tiny Leader Two Player Duel".

I have never installed XMage before and I am having some trouble using the launcher to install. I have tried for a couple of days, and keep running into the same issue. This is from the dialog box in the launcher after I have tried a few times to install:

Reading config from ***********XMage folder: C:\Users\Christy\Downloads\XMageXMage Launcher version installed: 0.3.4XMage Launcher version available: 0.3.4Java version installed: 1.7.0_75Java version available: 1.7.0_75XMage version installed: XMage version available: 1.4.2v3 (2015-07-15)XMage not foundDownloading XMage from ***********Java version installed: 1.7.0_75Java version available: 1.7.0_75XMage version installed: XMage version available: 1.4.2v3 (2015-07-15)XMage not foundFailed to download XMage from ***********Downloading XMage from ***********Failed to download XMage from ***********Downloading XMage from ***********Failed to download XMage from ***********Downloading XMage from ***********Failed to download XMage from ***********Downloading XMage from ***********Failed to download XMage from ***********Downloading XMage from ***********Java version installed: 1.7.0_75Java version available: 1.7.0_75XMage version installed: XMage version available: 1.4.2v3 (2015-07-15)XMage not foundDownloading XMage from ***********Removing previous versions ...Installing XMage ...Java version installed: 1.7.0_75Java version available: 1.7.0_75XMage version installed: XMage version available: 1.4.2v3 (2015-07-15)XMage not foundReading config from ***********Java version installed: 1.7.0_75Java version available: 1.7.0_75XMage version installed: XMage version available: 1.4.2v3 (2015-07-15)XMage not found

Any help would be delightful.

I am running Windows 7

I had to remove all the urls that it was trying to grab from and replaced them with *********** because the forum wouldn't let me include them.

DingleMcCringleberry wrote:So, no input on my issue from 6 days ago? I am still running into the same issues.

No real idea what's your problem.

1) I would move the launcher to another directory (named xmage) not located in downloads (but shouldn't matter).(Best no blanks or special chars in the device name and path).2) You should have a user with admin rights for the installation.3) Start the xmage launcher jar file.4) If it fails to install xmage again look into the ../xmage/xmage_launcher.log if it shows something related.